Throughout my time on the wards, I’ve been showered with random “clinical pearls” regarding tricks to the physical exam, shortcuts for diagnosis, pathognomonic features of a disease on imaging, etc. I decided to create a new section on the main page of my site entitled “Clinical Wisdom” where I’ll share the tidbits of knowledge I […]

On more than one occasion, I’ve shared my desire to pursue microsurgery with some of the residents and attendings, and on more than one occasion, I’ve been told that I just don’t have that kind of personality. An upperclassmen said I’m “too happy-go-lucky” and not “stern enough” to fit in with the surgeon stereotype. A […]

There’s a well known stereotype that doctors have incredibly poor handwriting. While I accepted this “rumor” to be true, I’ve verified it first hand by working at St. Luke’s where all the notes are handwritten.

Benjamin Franklin is credited with once saying “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” Such is the state of modern healthcare. We all want costs to go down, but how have we actually changed our approach to managing patients? Medical students on the wards are […]

Here’s a spoof of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” from an awesome group of Baylor Med researchers. I give you: “Bad Project.”